Defensive Lineups

[Thor]

Currently, here is our requirement for lineups

Total Starters: 19
Number of Starting QBs: 1
Number of Starting RBs: 1-2
Number of Starting WRs: 2-4
Number of Starting TEs: 1-2
Number of Starting PKs: 1
Number of Starting DTs: 1-2
Number of Starting DEs: 1-2
Number of Starting LBs: 3-4
Number of Starting CBs: 2-3
Number of Starting Ss: 2-3

The site has recently reclassed many LBs to a DE status. In the past, a request for a position change would be granted if that player was listed at that position on Ourlads or on the official team site.

Proposals:

1) Leave rule as is.

2) Adjust the potential starting lineup to reflect DE as 1-3 (from 1-2) starters and LBs move down to 2-4 (from 3-4) potential starters.

3) Adjust DE to 2-3 starters and LBs to 2-4 (this in essence forces you to have at least 3 starters between DT and DE vs 2)

4) Other Suggestions

[Defector]

Thor, it was not “many LB” moved to DE. It was ALL OLB.

With that in mind, 4 MLB makes zero sense to me. For two reasons: 1. NFL teams don’t generally have 4 prominent MLB/ILB. 2. By definition, if 4 LB were starting, there is no defensive configuration where at least 1 aren’t technically in a OLB position, then. I know this is not real football, but there can’t be an 11 player alignment that reflects real football yet has 4 LB all lined up “inside”.

Also, DE can’t be limited to just 3 starters max as this is now the Edge players, I.e. a combo of DE+OLB from 3-4 and 4-3 alignments.

Almost every alignment in real football has 4 of these players.I guess a 3-2-6 only has 3 IF one of those 2 LBs is an ILB

[Defector]

I would think the setup should be:

11 Total D starters
1-2 DT
1-2 LB
2-3 CB
2-3 S
2-4 DE

[Thor]

Jun 5, 2023 19:16:12 GMT -5 Defector said:

I would think the setup should be:

11 Total D starters
1-2 DT
1-2 LB
2-3 CB
2-3 S
2-4 DE

How about 1-3 on the LBs? Adds a little extra flexibility.

[Gargoyle]

This may be an opportunity to make it easier with flex positions...

Something like
1dt & 1de
2 lbs
2 cb
1 s

4 flex?

Something that the website can govern so we (and the commissioner) don't have to check each other for legal starters.

[brees4prez]

What about we just bump up eligible DE and DT from 2 to 3 and nump required LB to 2?

Number of Starting DTs: 1-3
Number of Starting DEs: 1-3
Number of Starting LBs: 2-4
Number of Starting CBs: 2-3
Number of Starting Ss: 2-3


That bakes in a lot of flex options